-Kathryn H. Cusimano

“My delivery was in a bath tub, in water,” Gisele told a Brazilian television station. “I wanted to have a home birth. I wanted to be very aware and present during the birth… I didn’t want to be drugged up.”

We’re pretty sure that most women are ‘very aware’ while giving birth, whether there are drugs involved or not.

“I did a lot of preparation, I did yoga and meditation, so I managed to have a very tranquil birth at home… It didn’t hurt in the slightest.”

Does anyone else find it a little tough to believe that yoga and mental focus can prevent pain during childbirth? Gisele added that keeping her eyes on the prize made a major difference.

“It wasn’t like ‘this is so painful.’ So I transformed that intense feeling into a hope of seeing him… You hear people talking about it, but you don’t know until it happens to you. I couldn’t be happier.” (Daily Mail)